Infant s chair



F. E. DUCEY INFANTS CHAIR Febr13, 1951 Original Filed July 1, 1948 RANCIS EiDucEv Mal amend Reissued Feb. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES OFFICE Serial No. 36. 873, July 1, 1948.

Application for reissue July 8, 1950, Serial No. 172,641

'7 Claims. (C1. 155'78) Matter enclosed in heavy brackets I: appears in the original patent but forms no part of this reissue specification; matter printed in italics indicates the additions made by reissue This invention relates to infants chairs, and more particularly to a chair which is easily and quickly attachable to and/or detachable from a table or other article of household furniture.

' One of the prime objects of the invention is to design an infants chair formed of relatively inexpensive, durable, lightweight materials, and which can be readily attached to a table without the use of brackets or other similar securing means.

A further object is to provide an infants chair so designed and constructed that it cannot be tipped over and thereby injure the occupant, and which can be readily adjusted to suit the table or other support to which it is attached.

Another object is to design a practical, nontiltable infant's chair for use in homes, hotels, restaurants and similar establishments, which is comfortable in use, which occupies a limited space when not in use, and which can be quickly and easily attached to any conventional design of table or other support.

Still a further object is to design a chair which when in position, maintains the occupant of the chair at the proper height with relation to the face of the table, regardless of the height of the table or support on which it is mounted.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention then consists of the means hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, the annexed drawing and following description setting forth, in detail, certain means and one mode of carrying out the invention, such disclosed means and mode i1- lustrating, however, but one of the various ways in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side-elevational view of my infants chair, showing it attached to a conventional table which is shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top, plan view with the table omitted.

Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the chair.

In the illustrative form herein shown, the chair comprises a. U-shaped main frame F, preferably formed of magnesium the legs 6 of which are spaced-apart, the rear ends being bent upwardly as at I, and thence forwardly to form arms 8, said arms overhanging the legs 6 to accommodate a. food tray (not shown). These arms 8 bear on the top face of the table T when the chair is in position, and a resilient rubber pad 9 is provided on the lower face of each arm, and contacts the face of the table to prevent slipping, marring or injury to the finishv A seat panel II] also formed of sheet magnesium spans the rear ends of the frame members 6, and side and back panels II and 52 respectively form the walls of the seat, these panels being preferably formed of light-weight sheet metal so that the entire structure will be of minimum weight and easy to handle and position, and a channel shaped strip of rubber R. or the like covers the front edge of the panel I l to form a smooth edge, etc.

The back member I2 is also turned as shown at l3 to form a smooth edge at the top, these back and side panels being held in position by means of rivets I4 or in any other similar manner.

One end of a resilient strap I5 is secured to the transversely disposed section it of the main frame by means of bolts or rivets l1, said strap being folded to form spaced-apart sections l8 suitably bored and threaded to accommodate the lower end of a threaded bracket member l9, and a vacuum cup C is mounted on the upper end thereof, for engagement with the underside of the table T or other support to which the chair is attached, a wing nut 20 being provided on the threaded section of the support 19 and is adjustable to suit the height desired, the strap l5 providing the desired resiliency.

The chair can be readily mounted on a table; it is merely necessary to tilt the structure, moving the front end inwardly beneath the table until the free ends of the arms 8 overhang the top face of the table. It is then swung horizontally so that the resilient pads rest or bear on the top face of the table, and the vacuum cup bears against the bottom surface thereof, the vacuum cup and the bearing surfaces eliminating noise or marring of the contacting surfaces and preventing slippage or shifting of the chair with relation to the table.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that I have perfected a very simple, practical, and economical, non-tiltable infants chair which can be readily and easily mounted on or removed from a table or other support.

What I claim is:

1. An infants chair of the described, comprising a frame formed with forwardly projecting legs, a vertically adjustable bracket connected to said legs, a vacuum cup on the upper end of said bracket and adapted to bear against the lower face of a support, the opposite end of the legs extending upwardly and thence horizontally to form overhanging arms adapted to bear on the top face of the support at a point spaced outwardly from the bearing point of the bracket,

and a seat and back respectively providedon saidvfrarne, 1 I

2. Aeonstruction as v,set forth in claim 1 in 'which a, resilientmeans is secured tosthe leg structure, and in --which thelower-endbf the bracket is. adjustably; mounted.

3; The chair construction defined in' claim. '1 in which a resilient S-shaped'strap is secured to the forward end of the legs, and the bracketrhas upper and lower vertical portions offset horizontally and provided with a vacuum cup on its upper end with it's lowereend -adjustably.-;oon

nected to said strap.

f 4Q In an infant's chair of the classgdesoribed, comprising a main frame formed with forwardly projecting legs transversely-connected at their forward ends-the rear ends of said 'Zlegs beingturned upwardly and-thence horizontally to form tending parts," -'members extending between the said sides and said forwardly extending parts ady'acent said back panel and rearwardly said end portions, resilient friction. members on said end portions to constitute apper and twospoint supportfor the chair upon (the table top, said abutment having a resilient friction face to provide projecting arms, an S-shaped resilient member attached to the transverse leg connecting section,

.a bracket having Excertical; horizontafly-ofiseteections adjnstablyrmounted' in said?S+.sha-pd zmember and having a resilient suetion'memberxmrthe upperend thereof; and :means 'for docking said bracket in setpos'itionr withm'elatiomto the resiliient member.

I 5, Thecombination-;as:deserilsediinciaim 4min which resilient pads= are :prov'ie'led face of the overhanging anmmembers.

onri-theelower 6. A-table top szigoported infant chair of the disposed'fram'e of U-shape -at-its forlwarcliendi .an upwardly extendingwadiastable'abutment supported centrally upon.- theforward clesedend of said frame, frame parts at the rearward end. of

said first frame extending upwardlyandthen forwardly above and "Ln-spaced reiation tolthe sides. of said U-shanedT-fmmato terminateiin .end portions at approximatelyme mid epointeof said sides, a seat 'pan'el extending betweensaid sides at the rearwardendof saidfirstjrame, .a back .panel eatendingbetween saidv apwardlyuerr a third point of support against the underside of "'the'table top at a point between saidupper twopoint support. I

7. infant chair of the type disclosed comprising ia seat,,a--pair, of members extending upwardlynfrom' the rear of said seat and then projecting forwardly, said members terminating in spaced parallel portions having resilient friction surfaces engageable with the tabletop with spaced-:rtwo-point support,- a vU.--shap;ed' frame extendingjorwardly from the jront'ofsaid seat, said seat being rigid with said upwardly extending members and said .U-shaped frame, and an i upwardly extending mains-table ttbatment green- Uashaped frameto engage with :"ihe underside of the table torprovide with: stride-spaced:pwmilil -'-port,ion's,; awthree-point support, said 'abntment havinga resilient friction fla'ce.

v, type described comprising; a lower horizontally FRANCIS lDIIGEY.

REFERENCES one!) The following references are of record fn the file of thisipatent or the original'patentz UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Date FOREIGNLPATENTSH Number -Gountryx :iDa'te Great Britain.1 :=r'eb. 263E920 

